*** Rescheduled to rain date of March 20th, 2022 ***
Get out your zoom lenses and get ready for some wildlife photography at Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria, Virginia! With woodland trails, boardwalks through wetlands and an observation deck this local gem allows you to view various forms of wildlife, including abundant waterfowl. At this time of year there should be a lot of ducks and geese and hopefully some ducklings, goslings and mammals such as otter, beaver and raccoon. There are also landscape photography opportunities, especially just after sunrise.
Where:
Huntley Meadows Park
3701 Lockheed Boulevard
Alexandria, Virginia 22306
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntley-meadows
When:
Saturday, March 19, 2022 from 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
(Rain date: Sunday, March 20, 2022 from 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.)
Equipment:
- For wildlife, a telephoto lens: the more reach the better
- If you want to make early morning landscape images, bring a standard or wide angle lens
- Tripods or monopods are helpful and permitted but not necessary
- Hiking boots or walking shoes are advised: the boardwalk can be slippery
Notes:
We will meet in the parking lot at 7:00 a.m. and walk into the park together.
Sunrise on March 19 will be at 7:13 a.m. If you want to go in earlier to catch the beautiful morning light we will meet you inside the park on the boardwalk. If you arrive late and don’t see Steven Glintz or Rena Schild in the parking lot, proceed to the boardwalk.
The visitor center does not open until 11 a.m. There is a portable toilet in the parking lot.
We hope you can join us!
Rena Schild and Steven Glintz
Field Trip Coordinators 2021-2022
(Photographs by Rena Schild)